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Barcelona attack – Ex-Holby City actress Laila Rouass ‘hid in restaurant freezer’ after being caught up in terror

Holby city actress Laila Rouass was caught up in the deadly terror attack in Barcelona and found herself "hiding in a restaurant freezer" to avoid the carnage.

The wife of snooker star Ronnie O'Sullivan, 46, took to social media during the atrocity in the Catalan capital - which killed at least 13 people and left 100 injured.

Holby City star Laila Rouass hid in a restaurant freezer after being caught up in the Barcelona terror attack
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Holby City star Laila Rouass hid in a restaurant freezer after being caught up in the Barcelona terror attackCredit: PA:Press Association

Tweeting directly during the sick van assault in Las Ramblas, she said: "In the middle of the attack. Hiding in a restaurant freezer. Happened so fast. Praying for the safety of everyone here."

Laila also posted a video of helicopters flying overhead, adding: "Gunshots just heard. Armed police running down the street looking for someone."

In a series of further tweets, she wrote: "The whole of Las Ramblas and surrounding roads in lock down with armed police everywhere," and "hearing one person has been shot."

She added: "Thank you to the staff at the restaurant for staying calm and keeping us safe. I love you Barcelona."

A woman talks to a Spanish cop as two people lay on the ground after the horrifying terror attack
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A woman talks to a Spanish cop as two people lay on the ground after the horrifying terror attackCredit: Reuters
Bodies lay across Las Ramblas - a popular tourist spot in Barcelona - after the brutal van attack
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Bodies lay across Las Ramblas - a popular tourist spot in Barcelona - after the brutal van attackCredit: Alamy
A white van suspected of ploughing into pedestrians in Barcelona on Thursday
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A white van suspected of ploughing into pedestrians in Barcelona on Thursday
Emergency services tend to those caught up in the terror attack which ISIS have now claimed responsibility for
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Emergency services tend to those caught up in the terror attack which ISIS have now claimed responsibility forCredit: AP:Associated Press

  • WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR
  • A van hit a crowd in the tourist hotpsot Las Ramblas in Barcelona, an area packed with people, at around 5pm on Thursday
  • Thirteen people have died and 100 more were injured in the attack
  • At least 18 nationalities are among the victims, Spain's civil protection agency said
  • Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said van attack result of "jihadist terrorism"
  • The driver of the vehicle was seen fleeing on foot and a manhunt is underway
  • At least two men have been arrested in connection with the attack, but neither were the driver of the vehicle, cops said
  • A driver later ran into two officers at a Barcelona police checkpoint - but police say it was not linked to the Las Ramblas attack
  • Officials are linking the van attack with an explosion that killed one person at a house 124 miles away from Las Ramblas on Wednesday
  • ISIS has said it carried out the van attack, according to its Amaq agency
  • Seven people are injured and five terrorists have been killed in a second terror attack in Cambrils
  • The bloodshed erupted in the early hours of Friday in the resort town located 70 miles south of the earlier attack.
The current death toll stands at 13 but officials say the number is expected to rise
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The current death toll stands at 13 but officials say the number is expected to rise
People run away from the scene of terror in the Spanish tourist hotspot
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People run away from the scene of terror in the Spanish tourist hotspotCredit: AP:Associated Press
Spanish police officers cordon off Las Ramblas as emergency services tend to the injured
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Spanish police officers cordon off Las Ramblas as emergency services tend to the injuredCredit: Reuters

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A body is covered at the scene after a van crashed into pedestrians
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A body is covered at the scene after a van crashed into pedestriansCredit: Reuters
A small crowd of people tend to an injured person on the ground following the terror attack in Las Ramblas
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A small crowd of people tend to an injured person on the ground following the terror attack in Las Ramblas
People fleeing the scene at the heart of the Catalan city
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People fleeing the scene at the heart of the Catalan cityCredit: AFP
People were locked in shops after the carnage
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People were locked in shops after the carnageCredit: AP:Associated Press

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